Monday, July 17, 2017

30,000 Elephants a Year, This 'n' that,

I have an idea I stated that 3,000 elephants a year are being slaughtered. I goofed. it is 30,000 a year. Soon we will not have any elephants. I corrected my figure after receiving an appeal from the National Geographic. They together with the World Wildlife Fund and others are trying desperately to stop this terrible massacre of elephants, rhinos and other African wildlife. If you can donate to this worthy cause, I beg you to do so. If we lose this wildlife our world will be a poorer place for all of us. Donate today to fund efforts to protect elephants, the critical
habitats they need, and threatened wildlife around the world.
This link will connect you to the National Geographic site. Or you can donate to the World Wildlife Fund.

Having got our new wall unit air conditioner, we had both forgotten that the extract the moisture from the air and drip it outside. This means if you don't use a bucket the balcony below gets dripped on. Mind you, below us the balconies are unusable as they have no walls. Anyway, had to grab our one and only bucket to deal with the dripping. More or less everything which was on the balcony is in our storage area so the bucket we used to use is well tucked away. Will have to move it when they start taking our balcony apart anyway.

Writing this, we are in the middle of one hell of a thunderstorm, one crack of thunder right overhead nearly made me jump out of my skin. Lots and lots of rain.

I was looking for a recipe for scallops. I came across one I liked and then discovered it was for 12 people and didn't look adaptable. Then I came across this one which sounded pretty good. Haven't made it yet, maybe next week.Seared Scallops with Mustard Vermouth Sauce

1. Thoroughly dry the scallops by laying and folding them within a double layer of paper towel.

2. Pre-heat a heavy-duty skillet over high heat then add oil. When it is almost smoking, season the scallops with salt and pepper and sear them briefly, 1-2 minutes per side, so they are golden on the outside, and still tender inside.

3. Remove them from the pan and pour in vodka to de-glaze, allowing it to flame. When flame subsides, add the vermouth, mustard and cream and reduce to a sauce like consistency. Whisk in the green onions serve immediately.

12 comments:

Hi Jo - yes, elephants are very endangered ... so sad and so difficult to help them, long may we try. Glad the air conditioning is up and running. Those scallops look very good - love eating them ... cheers Hilary

That horrendous what's happening to those elephants! I could do with an air conditioner in my apartment over here in England. Been having some very hot weather and there's scaffolding outside my windows which I cannot open properly. Awful for poor Penny.

Horrendous is certainly the word. Sorry to hear it's so hot for you and especially for Penny. We are going to be in the same situation soon with the repairs to the balconies. They will close off the door and the windows only open a little. We can't run the air - at least when they are working - because of all the dust

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Happily married for 45 years, originally from the UK, living in Canada now. Interested in cooking, reading and wildlife conservation. Read more at http://satimaflavell.blogspot.ca/2009/02/fresh-fields-reading-and-recipes.html